Field Development Officer appointed at Holstein UK

The Holstein UK Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Jane Arrell as Field Development Officer.

Jane’s role as Field Development Officer is to help facilitate the process of Whole Herd Grade Up’s. The Holstein UK Group is at the heart of the UK dairy industry, providing a wide array of services to assist members and customers in breeding profitable, robust and productive dairy cattle.

Speaking about her new role, Jane said “I will be able to offer prospective members my experience of pedigree, as a breeder myself I think I understand that all herds are commercial in their outlook and being pedigree is an important tool in this box to add value. I also have gained a lot from the whole society from starting in HYB to my career going forward to this point. I think the society continues to play a vital role in the future of our dairy industry and I look forward to utilising my skills and network to engage with the membership and to source new members.”

Jane, who owns a small herd of Holsteins and Jerseys under the Thistlerose prefix, has been heavily involved with the Society for a number of years and is a previous winner of the HYB President’s Medal Award. Over the years, Jane has been involved with the Holstein and Jersey National Judging Panels and counts showing cows as her favourite pastime, as it’s not only a great shop window, but also presents the opportunity to see friends and communicate with the general public.

Melanie Harmitt, CEO of Holstein UK Group, adds, "Jane is an excellent candidate for the position of Field Development Officer. Jane's combination of industry knowledge and commercial experience made her a great fit for the Holstein UK Group, and we are delighted to have her on board."

The Group includes the Holstein UK breed society which is Europe’s largest independent breed society and has been established for over 110 years, registering over 200,000 animals per year with a membership of over 4,500. Also part of the Group is The Cattle Information Service which is a leading provider of milk recording and health testing to farmers throughout GB.  Finally, the National Bovine Data Centre collects, analyses and disseminates data for a wide variety of pedigree dairy and beef breeds, including Type Classification and genomic information.